Combination high chair, ladder, and stool



Feb. 16, 1954 s, YOUNG 2,669,285

COMBINATION HIGH CHAIR, LADDER. AND STOOL Filed Feb. 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.

Harold 5- Young INVENTOR.

Feb. 16, 1954 H. s. YOUNG 2,669,285 COMBINATION HIGH CHAIR, LADDER. AND STOOL Filed Feb. 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

Harold 5. Young" Patented Feb. 16, 1954 COMBINATIONHIGH CHAIR," LADDER,

AND STOOL 11mm s.,You ng, ohuia .vista,. oaiifl. Application February 28, lflfil se al No, 213,191

This invention relates-to an article of furniture and has for its primary object to vprovide a device which can be selectively employed as a stool, a ladder, or a high chair.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described wherein a back rest and a tray member may be removably assembled upon the upper platform of a conventional stool to convert the same to a high chair, the assembly and disassembly of the back rest and tray member being effected by a simple operation.

A further important object of the-invention is -to provide a combined high chair, ladder and stool in which the back rest may be vertically adjusted upon the stool and the tray member may be horizontally adjusted thereon, the back rest being provided with rods serving as siderails to confine the child employing the-high chair.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a device of'the character described which is relatively simple in design and construction, easy toassemble and disassemble, attractive-inexpensive, and very useful for its intended purposes.

These, together with various ancillaryobjects' and features of the-invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds; are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated, by way of example only, in the accompanying draw-1 ings, wherein:

Figure 1 'is a the invention;

Figure 2'is a group perspective view of this form of th invention, parts being broken away and shown in section to illustrate, details of-construction;

Figure3 is a sectional View taken substantially onthe plane of section line 3-3of F?igure 1;

Figure 4 is aperspectiveview 015 a modification of the invention;

Figure 5 is a group perspective view of. the modified invention; and

Figureois a sectional view takensubstantial y on the section line 6 -6 of Figures.

Specific reference is now made to the drawings. In the several views in th accompanying drawings and the following specification reference characters indicate corresponding elementsthroughout.

Referring first to the modified form of the inventionshown in Figuresd to 6, indicated generally at-Ilisa stool'havi-ngtwo pairs ofdownwardlydivergent front and rear legs I i-and l 4;

perspective view of one form of upon' which is appropriately secured a platform l6.- The legs arejoined by appropriate bracing rounds l8--ancl removably secured as at 20 between thefront 'legs= l2 is'a-plurality of vertically 4 spacedsteps 22 'sothat the-stool ma be employed as'a ladder.-- As "will bereadily-underst0od, because the legs-arespreador downwardly divergent; the steps --will be upwardly and rearwardly inclined to alloweaseof use of the stool'as a ladder.

'Ihestep stool maybe readily converted: to a high chairin the-following manner. Adjacent the rear edge 24 of the platform It, the ladder isprovided-with-a vertically depending tube 26. Aback'rest in theform of an appropriate panel 284s =provided,= which may either be fiat or arcuated to conformlto the back of a child and dependingfromthe lower edge 30 of the back rest is a-rod -32which is smaller in external diameter than the internal diameter of the tube 26 so that th rod may be removablyreceived in the tube 26;- The tube isfurther provided with an inwardly'extending shoulder 34 preferably adjacent its lowerv end which is adapted to abut the-lower-free end of the rod 32 and serves to limit the downward movement of the rod in the tube A tray member 36 is provided having a food receivingpanel'38-and a guard rail 49 secured in any appropriate manner tothe outer edge of the panel-38. Secured upon the panel 38 at its rear edgeisa further bar or rail iz'and it will 1 be seen that th'e guard 40 includes rear portions 44 which extend beyond the bar 42 so that when the tray is appropriately assembled upon the platform IBof the stool, the extensions will serve as side rails confining the child in the high chair as shown clearly as Figure 4. Secured in and depending from the platform i6 is a plurality of tubes-46 and secured to and depending fromthe tray member 36is a plurality of rods 48 of lesser externaldiameter than the inter-v nal diameters f the tubes 46 so that the rods may be removably received in the tubes as shown clearly in Figure 6: As in-the case of the tube 26 receiving the rod 32'; carriedby the back rest 28; each of thetubes-46 is provided with inwardly extending shoulders 34 adapted to abut the lower free'end of each of the rods and serve as a' means for limiting the downward movement of the rods-inthetubes. Note should. be taken of thefact th'atwhile a plurality of rods 48 and tubes-46 maybe-employed, three rods and tubes are preferable." I Y As will be readily understood with reference to Figure 4, the stops 34 in the tubes 26 and 46 will serv to retain the back rest 28 and tray member 36 in proper spaced relation above the platform l6 which will serve as a seat member for the high chair. The extensions 44 of the tray guard 46 will serve as side rails to properly confine the child in the high chair and the location of one of the rods 38 at the central forward edge of the tray member 36 will also serve to prevent the child from sliding under the tray and off the platform, this location of the central forward rod 48 obviating the necessity of using other conventional confining means, such as a strap. I

Referring now to the form of invention shown in Figures 1 to 3, the principle of the invention remains the same except that the structure of the stool is somewhat difierent and the back rest and tray member may be adjusted on the stool. f

The stool is generally indicated at B and includes a pair of rear tubular legs 52 joined by proper brace tubes or rods 54 to a pair of front upwardly and rearwardly curved tubular legs 56. Removably secured, as at 58, to the front legs is a plurality of vertically spaced steps 60 serving to convert the stool into a useful ladder. The upper ends of the front and rear legs are further interconnected by horizontal brace members 62, two of which 64, are transversely spaced and have open ended portions 66 which extend forwardly beyond the upper ends of the front legs 56, as will be evident upon inspection of Figure 2 in particular. It will also be noted that the rear legs 52 include portions 68 which are open ended and which extend beyond the horizontal braces 62 and 64. A platform Ill is provided which rests upon or is secured in any appropriate means to the horizontal braces 62 and 64, the rear edge 12 of which is provided with appropriate arcuate recesses for receiving the extensions 68 of the rear legs 62.

A tray member 14 is provided which includes a food receiving panel 16 to the entire peripheral edge of which is appropriately secured a guard 18. To the forward edge of the tray member is appropriately secured a pair of transversely spaced, downwardly and rearwardly curved, hollow rods 18 having horizontal portions 80, at their free ends adapted to be removably received in the horizontaltubular brace rods 64 through the extensions 66 thereof. A means is provided for yieldingly retaining the tray member in horizontally adjusted position on the stool and this means comprises a plug 82 received in the free end of each of the horizontal portions 80, the plug including a diametrical bore 84 receiving a coil spring 86 urging a ball 88 through an appropriate aperture 90 in the horizontal portion 86. The inner surface of each extension 66 is provided with a plurality of horizontally spaced recesses 92 adapted to selectively and yieldingly receive the spring-pressed bore 88 and retain the tray in horizontally adjusted positions.

A back rest in the form of a panel 94 is provided, from the bottom edge 96 of which depends a pair of hollow, preferably arcuate rods 98 which are adapted to be removably received in the open-ended extension 68' of the rear legs 52 as shown clearly in Figure 1. The means for yieldingly and adjustably retaining the hollow rods 98 in the extensions 68 is the same as the means shown in detail in Figure 3 for adjustably retaining the tray in the extensions 66 except that the recesses 92 employed in the. extensions 68 are vertically spaced to make the back rest 94 vertically adjustable relative to the platform lll. Appropriately secured to the back rest 94 is a pair of transversely spaced, downwardly and forwardly curved rods I00, the free ends of which are adapted to overlie the platform 10 beneath the tray member, the rods I00 serving as side rails to confine the child in the high chair.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scopeof the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A combination high chair, ladder and stool construction comprising a base having a plurality of open ended tubular sockets therein and including a pair of front and a pair of rear legs, braces extending between said legs, horizontally disposed, vertically aligned steps secured to said front legs and a platform supported by said legs; a back rest and. a tray, rod means depending from said back rest and said tray and being removably seated in said tubular sockets, said back rest and said tray being disposed above said base, said platform forming a seat for said back rest and one of said steps forming a foot rest for said seat.

2. A combination high chair, ladder and stool comprising a platform, front and rear braced legs supporting said platform, vertically spaced steps secured between said front legs, a tray, means removably retaining said tray above said platform, a back rest, and means removably retaining said back rest on said platform to the rear of said tray, said legs being tubular, the rear legs terminating flush with said platform, said back rest retaining means including hollow rods depending from said back rest and received in said rear leg extensions, and means for adjustably retaining said hollow rods in said extensions, said adjustable retaining means including a springpressed ball in each of said hollow rods and vertically spaced recesses in each of said extensions adapted to yieldingly and selectively receive said ball.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said tray retaining means includes a pair of horizontal, transversely spaced, hollow rods secured upon the upper ends of said legs, a pair of transversely spaced, downwardly and rearwardly curved tubes secured at one of their ends to the forward end of said tray, and means for adjustably retaining the free ends of said curved tubes in said horizontal hollow rods.

4. A combination high chair, ladder and stool comprising front and rear supporting legs, crossmembers connecting the upper ends of said legs, a seat member supported on said cross-members, said cross-members comprising tubular rods having open forward ends, a tray disposed above said seat member, rods depending from said tray removably received in the open ends of said cross-members, said rear legs terminating substantially flush with the upper surfaces of said seat member and having upwardly opening sockets therein, a back 'rest having downwardly extending arms received in said sockets, forwardly curved rails fixed to said back rest and having their free ends terminating adjacent said tray to constitute arm rests.

- HAROLD S. YOUNG.

References Cited in the flle of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number 6 Name Date Shambaugh Nov. 10, 1931 Kelso July 16, 1940 Witt Oct. 2, 1945 Huber Dec. 5, 1950 Long Aug. 7, 1951 Nelson Aug. 21, 1951 Scanlon Oct. 23, 1951 Wenger Nov. 20, 1951 

